Israeli forces storm Palestinian cities of Jenin, Tulkarm in occupied West Bank

Confrontations erupted in the early hours of Sunday after Israeli forces stormed the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. No injuries were reported.

MENA

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The New Arab Staff

18 June, 2023

Israeli forces stormed the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm in the north of the occupied West Bank [Getty]

Armed clashes erupted in the early hours of Sunday after the incursion by the Israeli occupation forces into the Palestinian cities of Jenin and Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.

The Tulkarm Brigade, affiliated with the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, confirmed in a press statement that its fighters engaged in clashes with Israeli forces, who provoked them by raiding the Nur Shams camp and the city of Tulkarm.

The Jenin Brigade also confirmed in a statement that their fighters engaged in armed clashes with the Israeli forces on Haifa Street, west of Jenin, during the early hours of the day after they stormed parts of the city.

Israeli occupation forces also raided parts of the camp, leading to the outbreak of clashes where gunfire and sound grenades were used.

The Israeli forces fired live shots, teargas and stun grenades indiscriminately at the local residents, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. No injuries or arrests were reported.